Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-16
A BOUT WITH GLOVES.
INSTRUCTIONS For THOSE WHO WOULD
BECOME Adopts
In the Art Of Self Defense-HOw to Push 1our
Adversary, or to Avoid Him When he
is Pushing You.
Chs. E. Cgnu in Esbruaru outing.

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In every case where it is by any means
feasible, let your lessons with the teacher,
or your practice bouts with friends, be
taken in open air; but if you are Obliged to
box IN a hall, or in your own room, see that
all the windows and doors are wide open,
and that there is plenty of ventilation, n
a free circulation of fresh air. This fact IS
more particularly necessary if you spar at
night by gaslight, for burning lights con-
sumo a great deal of the life-glving oxygen,
and the process OF combustion generates a
continued supply of that most noXl0us oil
all gases, the deadly carbonic acid. When
inhaled copiously by rapid painting and
also absorbed by the pOurs OF the SKIN,
opened by exercise, like so many thous-
ands of tiny mouths, to take it in, car
bonic acid is seriously detrimental to the
free action of the heart and lungs, and
quickly produces a feeling of sutfocation,
headache and nausea.
Don't box in your shirt sleeves, or any
such loose garment. Don 4 clOse-tittlng
elastic jersey, with no sleeves at all, so
that the arm and shoulder cal play per-
fectly free and u~ntrammeled. Wear boots
that are a firm, strong support TO the
ankles. The head should never be covered
indoors or out, not even by the tlimsiest OF
caps.
THE RING.
As YOU enter the ring it is n good old
English custom to go up ami shake your
adversary heartily with the glOved hand.
But rs you do so keep your eyes open, and
on your man-take in the height; Judge
the length of his arm, run him all over,
and see if he looks in as good condition as
you are; for on these impressions will your
tactics mainly depend. 1t your opponent
be heavier or taller than you are you will
naturally say to yourself, 81 must be
wary not to let him get in to me often"
If he seems q trifte stout or in bad condi-
ton you will mentally observe, "Ill rush
round a bit, my fine fellow; you shall
have plenty of exercise before I've done
with you" Immediately after you have
relinquished your opponents hand step
briskly back a couple Of PAGES and throw
yourself ut one into your posture OF de-
Tense.
ADVANCING AND BREAKING GROUND.
Don't stand with your legs stretched
widely apart; it is bound to make you I'M
steady. slow and awkward, besides taking
considerably from your height. II, again
you stand with your feet too close tOgeth-
er, you are very apt to hitch one in the
other and so stumble. Plant the left foot
firmly and squarely ON the ground and let
the heel be from twelve to sixteen inches
in front OF, and at right angles to, your
right foot.
In advancing never put the right foot
before the left, rs in walking, but let the
right follow the left and fall Just about on
the place where the left was raised from.
To ''brcak ground" is to retire; so if you
''break ground" to the right it means that
you are moving backward, but at the same
time moving toward your right, and consc-
quently passing more to your adyerSlry's
lett. In breaking ground to the left the
right foot is moved backward and TO the
left, followed by the left working always in
front but toward the left.
Roth on GUARD.
In coming into sparring distance of your
adversary you will find that you are close
enough when your left fist, held as prcvi-
ously explained, is about level with his
wrist. Your left toe will he from fifteen
to eighteen inches from his left. In spar
ring for an opening to hit he very quick,
easy and free in all your movements.
Don't make play with the hands alone,
but let the feet and body follow III unison
with the movements of the hands. When
you make up your mind to hit do 50 clean
and straight from the shoulder, and with
lightning rapidity, advancing the left foot
as you deliver the blow, and adding the
whole weight OF your body in the lun"c
forward.
STARRING ROUND-FEINTING AND DRAW
ING.
In sparring round your man keep the
left foot and hand well M front of yOu,
and after delivering II blow take ground to
the right, for by doing so you are making
away from his furnishing arm, the right.
But should you hit and dodge the left,
YOU will find he will he '%'propping' you
heavily with his right IN Il way that will
soon teach you better.
A feint is u rusc by which you divert
your opponents attention from the zeal
object of your attack, by pretending TO
deal q blow which you do not fully carry
out. | ought, by the way, to have said
that IN guarding all blows endcayOr
to catch them on the muscles of the
back or front of the fore arm,
and do not, if you can help it, allow the
fist to fall on the bone, for a downright
hard blow on the bOne may break it. This
very accident happened in II of the early
rounds OF the immortal set-tO between Say
ers and Heenan, when the little English
man fought for over an hour with his right
arm broken from q blow from his gigantic
antagonist.
BY ''drawin' is meant that opportunity
you purpoSely give your adversary by lay
ing yourself open TO a certain blow which
YOU feel sure he is bound to try and get in,
in order that you may while avoiding it
deal another. To do this c~leyerly and with
effect requires a cool head, keen Judgment
and an immense amount of practice.
THE DOUBLE LEAD AND STOP.
This is really about the first evolution
that you ought to master, as among theor-
binary run of boxing men it is the usual
way of opening. 1t is thus performed;
Lead off with the left at the head at pre-
cisely the same moment your adversary
leads his left at your head, at the same
time throwing up your right or guard arm
to catch the blow. In putting up the
right arm be careful not to ObStruct your
own line of sight, for you should never for
an instant lose his eye. Try and catch the
blow on the fleshy part of the arm by the
elbow, aud watch him over your wrist.
pUCKING.
A great many of the blows aimed at the
head may be successfully avoided by a
slight but timely movement of that most
important member, and at the same time
leave both your hands free for attack.
There are three distinct movements OF
the head known as ''ducking'' % To the
right, when the head is thrown quickly on
to the right shoulder, allowing a blow
aimed at it to pass by your left ear. (2)
To the left, which permits the blow to
glance over the right ear. 81 When the
| head is lowered and thrown forward, 50
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